(verified owner) August 27, 2020. Travelis S Russ I'd look at the Absolute Hammer spreadsheet data for the 140's, there's a fair number of entries there, or look at the Hammer Hunter spreadsheet data for the 131's as a starting point, start low and work up. (verified owner) January 14, 2023. I'm new to reloading. It has a 1-20 barrel that is 25 long . Work up your loads slowly. Telling all my buddies about Hammer Bullets! Ive only been able to take two large whitetail and a few pigs while in Texas. My shot came at 237 yards. LeverEvolution turns out to be a great powder for the .300 Savage and .308 with this bullet. that shot was a miss as he dropped from the first shot as I shot again. However, I will say loosing a bit of meat is better than chasing animals into the bushes. ballistic tips. They pointed me in the direction of these and I am glad they did. Apr 30, 2016 1,849 2,083. We have quite a few diff primers on hand. No Pressure, very light recoil . Didnt even crimp them with nosler new brass. Steve recommended the powder and I followed his advise of course and I'm not disappointed. 14 twist. Accuracy is outstanding, down to .25 inch groups at 100 yds if I do my part. Unbelievable! LilGun powder The only down side was the significant wound channel if you hit bone. I normally do not leave reviews for bullets until I have used them on animals but Steve deserves a review on bullet accuracy and customer service. I have over stableized light bullets in a 257 roberts. Justin Youngblood February 13, 2020. While having to seat them a little far into the case for my liking (takes up internal space for powder), I am still getting a little more than 100 fps velocity increase over the SMKs. But I decided to pull the gym tech scale out and way a few to see how consistent they were. I don't think its significant out to 500, but if you plan to push the outer edges of effective range (hammers are designed to perform down to 1800 fps) then it is certainly something to consider. 165 yrd's 125 pound boar (approx.) 335 powder is really nice in this cartridge. I have other rifles for him to test in the future. FIRST FIVE SHOTS WENT IN A HOLE. Oddly I tried the same load with an 85 gr TSX and got about 150 fps less MV with the slightly lighter Barnes bullet. Id love to attach pictures. I recovered a petal under the skin on the inner part of the far side leg. Well lets just say since discovering Hammer bullets, they are now my out of state loads as well, where lead is allowed. One at a stones throw and the other at 330 yards. If your looking at these, buy em! Steve knows his product line inside and out and is quick to get back to you if you have a question. hole just gets a little bigger . Over 3000 fps and with that massive hollow point, I have a huge Smack Factor at close range, ( under 200 yards). Primer is a little flat but not too bad, may back off a touch. October 19, 2021. Lee Woiteshek Rifle range is not a good place for them to hang out. The receivers on these rifles are notoriously weak. on elk. If you are asking about running the 70g Hammer Hunter, they will run very well from the 9" twist. That second deviation number is not a typo, it is 1.5 FPS! Total decimation in short. Bullet performance was great. The only other con I've found is the bullets are light for caliber which is consistent with traditional copper bullets too. Average was 3407 from my Savage and from the wife's Tikka I get another 50-60 fps Tiny five shot groups that I can't see through the scope and I find myself doing a lot of walking while at the range with these bullets. They seemed to shoot ok from an off-hand position at 25 yards, so I loaded up the rest for my class. Should have the powder to through and through any medium sized game in the States, and give you decisive kills through fragmentation! Provide the list of components that you will be sending to Hammer Bullets for your custom load development. I'm running these around 2700 FPS out of a 22" .358 Win. I cant wait for fall to try these on game. We offer a satisfaction guaranteed or your money back policy. I will be ordering more, a lot more. We are sorry that you were unable to find powder that would work for you. All were very fast kills. The Hammer Hunter line is our long range or high bc line of bullets. 75 gr. Tried a large variety of bullets in my 30 nosler. Not the best terminal review (will explain in a minute) but sheesh. 2933fps out of 25" bartlein 9 twist. October 28, 2021, These bullets are the real deal. Good The Shock Hammers are our line of bullets that we designed for normal range hunting, where bc is inconsequential. The only thing I have to compare it to is a Hornady xtp 200 grain . One shot. I was very happy with the accuracy but an antelope lung shot is not much of a test on a 7mm bullet. Hammer Bullets. I can't wait to finish out this load to maximum velocity's and see what she can do. It was also very easy to work up a load for and without having to push it to the max I was running 3150 fps with amazing groupings. I shot flatter and had less wind drift than the guys shooting 300 win mags, 6.5 creedmoors, and 270 WSMs (yes, we compared DOPE gathered under the exact same conditions at the exact same time). (verified owner) March 4, 2022. I would consider starting out with the hammer Hunters to build confidence. Ended up at 23.2 grains for muzzle velocity of 3812 fps and .164" 3 shot group at 100 yds. If you go to the Hammer Forum there is a ton of info available on loads, how to, etc. HH work perfectly. It was found in front of the left hip perfectly mushroomed. If not I will just do some ladder testing. You are using an out of date browser. So far this year Alaska Dall Sheep 808 yards! Using Leverevolution powder, i was able to hit 3050 fps and .3 which is hard to do in this cartridge. Turns out watching the video our guide saw one of the petals exit at an angle and kick dirt up that appeared to be a high right miss. Happy Hunting!! so after all the testing its kinda dear to me! Nowhere near max! lead bullet load. And pass through Very accurate and plenty effective on Scottish red deer. About HiBid About HiBid Steve has been very helpful with getting load data sorted and I am very impressed with how helpful this company is. There is no hype on this website, they perform as advertised. Outstanding! Reloading Dies. Dennis Williams Jr Hammer Bullets DEVELOPED FOR Higher and consistent velocity Superior accuracy Less engraving pressure Less barrel heat and erosion Minimal game waste 100% Lead Free Patented Design for both target and hunting applications. Will purchase again. These have a .020 jump to the lands in my rifle and shoot consistently 3 shot groups touching at 200 yards so long as I do my part. I loaded my first 178gr Absolute Hammer bullets tonight and shot a 5 shot group, other than one 1/2" flyer, set up issue I think, the other 4 were all touching. .02" @ 100 yds. With very little to go on I started out on the very bottom of the weight scale . This was a large framed 8 point white tail buck in the 190 pound class. Edit to my previous review. November 10, 2021. Cant wait to put one thru a elk this fall. Heart soft ball size hole Had several that shot half inch until I tried 44gr of 6.5 Staball . Matt Winkelman Custom load development for rifles with Hammer Bullets Each round loaded within 1/10th of a grain powder charge Includes data for long range shooting Allows you to get the best performance from your rifle. After an 8 shot ladder test looking for pressure I picked a load and shot a .27" 3 shot group at 100 then a 2.5" 3 shot group at 607 yards. Hammer Bullets is not responsible for your load process, equipment, and choices. (verified owner) March 10, 2020. Needed something quick to try on east Texas pigs. I played with these in my wife's youth model Rem 700. This load puts whitetail to sleep under 200 yards! Its not going to kill you to take a little extra time to work a load up, but it could kill you if you dont. Shooting firearms can be dangerous. February 3, 2022. I think the reason for caution with the absolutes is that your likely going to be using faster burning powders than normal and that can definitely be dangerous. Max powder is 57.3 . The only downside was that I needed a bushing die to get proper neck tension, as the design of these bullets required more tension than what I had been using previously. 270 Win Hammer Bullets load data. Very impressed so far. You can get great performance out of the CM and 6.5-06 AI. (verified owner) February 9, 2022, shot serval hogs with these out to 290yds it wacks em! Shot a 1 3 shot group at 530 yards. @ingwe asked me if I would start a thread detailing how we do load development, so here goes. I was looking for a non-lead fragmenting bullet which produced minimal over penetration for our busy island. This coupon is on the honor system. I made a mistake buying just the sample pack. Absolute HammerClaw HammerDangerous GameDead Blow HammerHammer HunterJack Hammer Pittman HammerShock Hammer Target Hammer. Still 3,500fps with the suppressed shorter barrel. After skinning the elk we looked at the exit wound and you could see where the nose petals exited. Great bullet so long as your rifle barrel meets the recommended twist rate. I had never tried the Absolute Hammer line of bullets I ordered a box and talked with some fellow Hammer shooters on facebook. DeadBlow Hammers are Hammer Hunters that are designed to retain 40%-50% on impact. Although they may just shoot very accurate without having to mess with them. Varget, cci200 primers Lapua brass, sized with fl die and .289 bushing and crimped into first groove up front with lee die. family have been using hammer bullets also and no negative reports! They absolutely perform in flight like a "match" bullet, but terminal performance on preds is off the charts! It has identical baring surface so it will load nearly identical with little or no change from previous loading. So I gave them a call and asked them to overnight a box of 50 bullets to try and Brian gave me a load to try. Loaded these in 338-06 at 2750 using RL15. Then that market completely evaporated, right before a hunt. No doubt, you will ask, "why two groups?" I just ordered some more, and some 308s for my TC Contender 30/30. Took a medium size Eastern white tail very recently. (verified owner) November 29, 2020. In high winds you just need to understand the perimeters of your bullet selection. Developing a load for my rifle was quick, the Hammer bullets are some of the easiest bullets to find loads for. Four does and two bucks. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Bullet exited right shoulder. This is kind of a "feel" thing as to how much to back off when you find pressure. Guys at the range are taking notice and asking questions. One petal has not sheared, but otherwise perfect performance and very fast lethality. As if that were not enough, the reduced recoil makes my STW a pleasure to shoot. I have been holding off on writing this review until I saw how it performed on animals. Dallas Hardaway So 9 rounds and load development is done! 1- 10 rifiling did not work with 60 gr. Robert Coakley They fall more in line with conventional loading data and are very forgiving. It took a lot more time with the absolute to find the right powder/charge. Im shooting sub .250 moa with these things in my 6.5-284 Norma. Terminal performance has been outstanding on whitetail. My Savage loves it I'm getting 3270 fps from a 22 inch barrel. I contacted the folks at Hammer for a bullet recommendation for my Wife's rifle. My son used the 270Win load this year and found success. July 19, 2022. With a bit of load development, theyre shooting sub 1/4 moa at 100 yds. My Cooper Raptor loves these bullets. I tested the 143's to 530 yards and they shot unbelievably well. I couldnt be more pleased. Went to the range to check the FPS on the Hit a hog behind the right shoulder into back of the left shoulder. 172gr. Very little recoil and plenty of juice for whitetails and hogs. Pushing these 3115fps with H1000 and Peterson brass. They worked right away. (verified owner) November 1, 2022, 7X57R 120gr. Philippians 4.20 "To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Next is get her zeroed in and dope chart built. They also had a wider wound channel when compared to Nosler AB. Started with 78 grains which shot good with no pressure signs. 18.5barrel, suppressed with a Griffiin. Steve at Hammer Bullets has been getting requests for load data on Hammer Hunter bullets. Got these shooting a .4 moa group at 3,010 fps with my fierce 7mm rem mag and I couldnt ask for anything more! Seldom do they shoot over .6". On top of that they kill clean and DONT damage meat. The regular hammers go much quicker and finding an accuracy load was very simple when compared to the absolutes. Mule kick and ran 30ft stumbling the whole way. I thought I'd give it one last try first, and wow! Every tool is different so it might not stay true to your tool. Shoot very well in my 25-284 at 3200fps and very lethal. These are my best loads so far for my 350 legend AR. Wed love to hear from you! Biggest buck was 193 pounds on the hoof. I like the performance combined with minimal meat wasted. Thread starter hunter24605; Start date Oct 27, 2022; Oct 27, 2022 #1 hunter24605 Handloader. The Black Bear dropped in his tracks! Both immediately dropped, as if the hand of God just set them down. A friend of mine in east Texas near Sam Rayburn is making hog heaven very crowded. took this combo to Wyoming for a antelope hunt out of Sheridan area ,took one shot at a unknown distance with a little Kentucky windage at a antelope buck , bullet went thru the heart and out back side front leg buck layed down and died. I'm sure there may be a faster accuracy node, but I'm happy with 3200. Minimal meat loss and almost no bloodshot. Took out all the valves off the top of the heart, jellied one small portion of one lung. ruger american predator 6.5cm. I am impressed! Not 0.020". Here is my load data for my Abolt 25-06 with 26" McGowan barrel: Ive got quite a few for you. We require this for our records so we know exactly what you are sending us. Loads for both use H4831 a grain off max, and have used 4350 with similar accuracy just a little lower velocity. I haven't shot anything except wood yet, but that showed excellent penetration. Can hardly wait to put it to work . Right now I have no RL-15 to try, so I will use this for hunting this year. Hammer Time is connected to Hammer Bullets and H D Custom Rifles and Ammunition LLC, although the forum is not limited to discussion of these products. Gerald DILGARD Dropped a large cow elk where she stood at 200 yds. October 28, 2022, My daughter finally drew blood eith Hammers. I did shoot those two, they all so hit in the same hole as the other four previous . Tried 3 different other brands of slugs, and gobs of powders. I have not had the opportunity to use the 6.5 PRC/124 Grain Hammer Hunter combination on any elk sized game but would not hesitate to do so should the occasion arise. Grouping under moa out of savage 300 wsm at mag length. Tested in 338 RCM in 20 barrel and it shot great. Recently started running them in my 224 Valkyrie for predator (fox, coyote) hunting and they are outstanding terminally! The speed is def there and I have room to back off and still get better than traditional 30-06 borderline .300 win mag speeds out of a .308 Win the 151 absolute. Absolute HammerClaw HammerDangerous GameDead Blow HammerHammer HunterJack Hammer Pittman HammerShock Hammer Target Hammer, Custom load development for rifles with Hammer Bullets, Each round loaded within 1/10th of a grain powder charge. David Cromwell My son and I planned a South Texas elk hunt in September and he (13yo) used the 143 HH to drop a huge bull elk from 178 yards. Just ordered some more for this next hunting season. May favorite 6.5 CM bullet for years. Hammered a small CA buck @ 78 yards away, full pass through just behind shoulder bone broadside shot. A continuous up and down curve, Hammer Bullets and Trophy Game Safaris have teamed up to offer 10% discount on safaris for customers hunting with Hammer Our original line of bullets. Iv took whitetail over 500 yds with it. Both had DRT results. Looking forward to seeing on game performance! OK, folks. However, my old Sako proved more problematic, which I put down to the 1:11 twist rate and long throat. Double lung and deer was down in 10 yards and dead in 15 seconds. Thanks Hammer, you always seem to have what I need, when I need it. Thank you, Marvin Forbes (Central Valley Guns) Load development was easy, and the b.c given is spot on with my setup. Ive gotten 1/4 MOA groups out of both! These are the first hammer bullets I have tried. + Print; Pages: [1] 257 Wby with Hammer Bullets Shoots! Ding! dmhittconstruction One at 850 yards. Now this is where things started to get a little tougher . Gerald DILGARD 700 ADL stock barrel and action with a 9.125 twist per Rem. Gerald DILGARD I had a minor issue with my shipment and Steve made it more than right without me asking for anything. new, 2 or 3x fired, annealed, etc). Was planning on using 115DTACs or 107 Sierras but after seeing how well the 143gr Hammer Hunters performed in my 7-06 Ackley I thought I would try 88gr Hammer Hunters and it was a good move. They cycle perfect. 70HH Rocks. I'm getting .3 groups with 38 grains of Varget. (verified owner) June 15, 2021. kopitzke Ding! Check out photos submitted by Hammer fans and submit yours. With this new sponsorship, the 7mm 184gr F-Open Hybrid Target Bullet was created. Shot an oversized cow moose broadside, high lungs. Type: Online-Only Auction: Date(s) 02/01/2023 - 02/27/2023: . Long. (verified owner) December 8, 2022, Greetings from the UK! jim knaub I have killed : Arabian Oryx at 115 yds; White Tail at 407 Yds; Wildebeest at 130 (on the point of the shoulder), and Red Sheep at 90 yds. The second doe came broadside at 235 and went 15 yards after a hitting her behind the shoulder. of 41.7 of Varget under a 99 Hammer Hunter at oal of 2.680. As a resident of CA, were faced with having to shoot non tox bullets. Re: Reloading the .35 whelen. Lee Jordan These Shock Hammers WILL shoot! 30-06 at just over 2900fps. I chose this bullet for my 6.5 CM due to it's BC and velocity when pushed with Winchester 6.5 StaBall. I don't think its significant out to 500, but if you plan to push the outer edges of effective range (hammers are designed to perform down to 1800 fps) then it is certainly something to consider. Tested several hunting bullets at varying velocities in my 6.5 PRC. Thanks Steve for starting this thread..Good Info! You must log in or register to reply here. 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